Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi
Haji Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi | |
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শাহ আবদুল মজিদ কোরেশী | |
| Born | 25 September 1915 |
| Died | 2003 (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | British Bangladeshi |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom, Bangladesh |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, social worker |
| Organization | Indian Seamen's Welfare League |
| Known for | One of the early founders of the British Bangladeshi community |
| Family | Qureshis of Patli |
Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (Bengali: শাহ আবদুল মজিদ কোরেশী), also known by his daak naam Moina Miah (Bengali: ময়না মিঞা), was an early British Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer. He is notable for being involved in the early politics of British Asians and pioneering social welfare work for the working-class diaspora in the United Kingdom. He claimed to be the first Sylheti to own a restaurant in the United Kingdom. One of his later restaurants, India Centre, often provided facilities and was a location where important meetings were held by the India League attracting the likes of Subhas Chandra Bose and V. K. Krishna Menon.